Dick Brickwedde resides in Syracuse with his wife June, a retired social studies teacher. June taught at Lafayette High School and Baker High School in Baldwinsville before teaching in the Syracuse Public High Schools for 16 years. They have resided in Syracuse for more than 36 years. Dick has three grown stepdaughters and four grandchildren. His law office is located at One Park Place, 300 S. State St., Suite 400, Syracuse, NY 13202-2060.

ADMITTED

• New York State Bar
• USDC for Northern and Western Districts
• US Tax Court
• 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States Supreme Court

  EDUCATION

• Fordham University School of Law, J.D.
• Syracuse University, A.B. – background in economics including management accounting.
• Managing New York State Level One Program – an intensive public administration program for mid-level New York State managers.

  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Private law practice with emphasis on regulatory and environmental law, litigation, and estate planning and administration. Statewide clients include local governments as well as individuals appearing before government agencies.
• Former Associate Counsel to Majority Leader and Assistant Counsel to the Speaker, NYS Assembly.
• Staff Assistant to Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
• Congressional Desk in Customer Relations US Post Office; helped set up VISTA.
• Former Regional Attorney and Acting Regional Director for NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. 
• Adjunct professor for University College Legal Certificate Program.
• Continuing Legal Education speaker with professional articles published in a variety of publications.
• Franklin Industrial Advisory Board Syracuse University School of Management.

  COMMUNITY SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Appleseed Trust Board Member - a micro lending, entrepreneurial training, not for profit organization that helps create new businesses and jobs among low and moderate income citizens of Syracuse.
• Board Member Central and Western New York Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. 
• Chair of the Solid Waste Subcommittee of the Environmental Committee of the American Bar Association State and Local Government Section.

 PAST BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

• Onondaga County Bar Association. 
• Onondaga Child Care Council, Inc. (now Child Care Solutions).
• Onondaga Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. (now Legal Services of Central New York).
• Salt City Performing Arts Center, Inc.
• Huntington Family Center, Inc.
• International Center of Syracuse.

 HONORS AND AWARDS

• NYPIRG Public Citizenship Award.
• Honorary Citizen State of Texas.
• International Goodwill Ambassador Award (with wife June) given by the International Center of Syracuse.
• Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in the East, various editions.